Wilmington NC

The Town of Leland, North Carolina, has received a $2,500 grant from the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Body Armor Grant Program. The grant reimbursed the town for the purchase of five Hi-Lite Performance vests from Point Blank. The new vests are intended to improve officer safety.

Minnie Evans once said her drawings of harmoniously intertwined human, botanical, and animal forms came from visions of “the lost world,” or nations destroyed by the Great Flood as described in the Book of Genesis. After her grandmother died in 1934 and the visions she experienced in childhood became stronger, Evans...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - The court case for the man accused of shooting into a bar from his boat in Southport has been continued until next year. Nigel Edge, 40, was arrested and charged in connection with the Sept. 27 shooting at American Fish Company, which resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries.

BOLIVIA, NC (WWAY-TV) – Saturday marks one month since a massive barge crushed a private dock near Bolivia. Last month, WWAY spoke with the owner of the barge, Mike Longhany who wasn’t home at the time of the crash. “Unbelievable, just distraught, I mean words can’t describe it,...

DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON (WWAY) — A public median in the Brooklyn Arts District in Downtown Wilmington was set for clearing by the city. Located on North 5th Street downtown, the median is decorated with flowers, plants, and trinkets such as bird baths and stone benches. The median garden was created...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY-TV) – There’s an eerie feeling at Smith Creek; the once fresh water creek has slowly become a cemetery for century old bald cypress trees. Drivers on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Route 17 have probably seen these ghost forests that were once home to thriving cypress trees.

If you’re looking for a way to make your next gathering easier, ordering catering from Alpaca Peruvian Charcoal Chicken is a great idea. The food at the Peruvian pollería is so good. For more, check out all of our restaurant reviews. I’m one of those people who likes...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a recent phone scam involving callers pretending to be deputies or court officials. According to the sheriff’s office, residents have reported receiving calls from scammers who claim the victim has been arrested, missed...

The coastal county lawmakers that formed a new group to support commercial fishing have submitted a resolution opposing more restrictions on the commercial harvest of blue crabs ahead of the Marine Fisheries Commission Nov. 19-20 meeting in Wrightsville Beach. The Marine Fisheries Commission is expected to consider...

SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Nearly two months after a mass shooting at American Fish Company shook the Southport waterfront, Police Chief Todd Coring delivered a detailed briefing to the Southport Board of Aldermen, outlining the minute-by-minute response and the department’s work to restore public confidence. Coring...